#crookedtree — Public Fediverse posts
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A Crooked Tree
"A crooked tree lives its own life, while the straight tree becomes wood." This is a Chinese proverb reputed to have originated from an ancient Chinese text from around the 4th century BCE, namely the Zhuangzi which is considered to be one of the two foundational works of Taoism, written by philosopher, Zhuang Zhou. The other work is the Tao Te Ching - so it’s an important book! Apparently, it consists of stories, anecdotes, and parables concentrating on themes of spontaneity, and […]https://lynnefisher.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/a-crooked-tree/